IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in real terms (constant 2012 prices), retail trade sales increased by 3,3% year-on-year in July 2015. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for:

• retailers in hardware, paint and glass (6,3%);
• all ‘other’ retailers (4,3%);
• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (3,9%); and
• retailers in pharmaceuticals and medical goods, cosmetics and toiletries (3,5%).

The main contributors to the 3,3% increase were general dealers (contributing 1,1 percentage points) and retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (contributing 0,8 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales increased by 0,1% month-on-month in July 2015. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,4% in June 2015 and -0,3% in May 2015.

Seasonally adjusted retail trade sales remained unchanged in the three months ended July 2015 compared with the previous three months.

Retail trade sales increased by 3,0% in the three months ended July 2015 compared with the three months ended July 2014. The main contributors to this increase were:

• general dealers (2,9% and contributing 1,1 percentage points);
• retailers in textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (3,7% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point); and
• retailers in hardware, paint and glass (4,6% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point).